Despite holding the clear edge in play, St. Lawrence could not solve Jonas through the first two periods. The score was tied 2-2 with freshman winger Rob Fried scoring his third of the season on Harvard's third--and final--shot of the second period at 17:19.

But just 47 seconds into the final frame, Fyfe hit a wide-open Anderson in the slot, and the Saints' captain ripped it into the top corner for a 3-2 lead. Anderson completed his hat trick at 7:52, knocking home a rebound inside the right post for a two-goal advantage.

"We didn't despair or question things [entering the third]," St. Lawrence Coach Joe Marsh said. "Anderson had a great night; those were pretty goals he scored. I don't know where we would be without him."

Harvard called timeout after the goal and began to mount a comeback. With 9:22 left in the game, the Crimson executed a beautiful power-play goal. Freshman winger Tim Petit worked the puck to Dominic Moore at the left point, and Moore shoveled a shot that was nudged by Steve Moore to Chris Bala, and the assistant captain banged his team-leading fifth goal into the empty net.

The Crimson increased its forecheck to gun for the equalizer, but late in the third period, all the shots Jonas has seen through the season finally caught up with him. With 6:46 remaining, Jonas was sent to the ice at the end of the play and was slow to rise.

Right off the next face-off, Anderson drew the puck straight back to Gellard, and he one-timed a shot to which Jonas was slow to react, and St. Lawrence had the insurance it needed. Jonas would leave the ice briefly later in the game to have a bad cut on his right ear attended to.

Jonas has played masterfully for Harvard in his first season starting after three years as the team's backup, taking a 2.11 goals-against-average (GAA) into the weekend. The Crimson has kept him exceedingly busy over its last few games. He tied his career-high with 44 saves in Friday's contest--a record he set on Tuesday against then No. 4-Boston College.

"Oliver saw a lot of pucks and they bumped him a lot," Mazzoleni said. "I think he was tired. He's played a lot early."